Kavieng

    Papua New Guinea

    A laid-back island town renowned as a premium gateway for world-class scuba diving and uncrowded reef surfing.

    Warmest month is September at 30°C on average. Coolest is January at 29°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.75 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Papua New Guinea, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $3.50 (~$3.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Papua New Guinea, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      18h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      5,327 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January29°3°C·
    February29°3°C·
    March29°3°C·
    April29°3°C·
    May29°3°C·
    June29°3°C·
    July29°3°C·
    August29°3°C·
    September30°3°C·
    October30°4°C·
    November30°3°C·
    December29°3°C·

    What to do

    • Dive the WWII shipwreck of a Japanese seaplane
    • Surf the local reef breaks in pristine water
    • Cycle down the scenic palm-lined Boluminski Highway

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.